NURS5013 (v.1) Mental Health Nursing Professional Practice
| Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 12.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 5 x 2 Hours Semester |
| Online Class: | 1 x 3 Hours Semester |
| Seminar: | 4 x 3 Hours Semester |
| Clinical Practice: | 3 x 40 Hours Semester |
| Equivalent(s): |
309854 (v.2)
Mental Health Nursing Professional Practice 563
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
311301 (v.1)
Behavioural Perspectives of Mental Health 563
or any previous version
OR NURS5022 (v.1) Behavioural Perspectives of Mental Health AND 311302 (v.1) Nursing Bioscience 563 or any previous version OR GMED5002 (v.1) Nursing Bioscience for Complex Care AND 312437 (v.2) Nursing Professional Practice 563 OR NURS5027 (v.1) Nursing Professional Practice 3 |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit provides students with a holistic approach to caring and advocating for people/families with mental health conditions. Students will apply analytical problem solving to inform advanced decision making in evidence- based practice. As part of this clinical experience students will apply theory to practice in mental health contexts. In this unit students will undertake simulated learning and complete designated hours of supervised PPE in an interprofessional practice setting. Students are expected to take greater responsibility for patient care appropriate to their scope of practice. |
| Field of Education: | 060300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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